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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rumor around town?

2. In what religion was Alice raised?

3. What frightens the clan before the stranger comes?

4. Where is Foxcorp's base of operations?

5. Where has Alice's husband, Mike, gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Ike and Kuinak similar?

2. What was so exciting about Ike's life before Kuinak?

3. In Shoola and the Sea Lion, how are appearances not as they seem?

4. Why is Alice drinking again?

5. What is the overall theme of Chapter 2?

6. What's the relevance of albinism in Chapter 3?

7. What is the condition of Kuinak?

8. Why won't the film be successful?

9. How is Foxcorp contrary to the Underdog Club?

10. What does Kuinak offer to the tone of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kuinak and its inhabitants are painted mainly by their isolated nature. Discuss the use of isolation in Sailor Song and how it adds to the canvas of the narrative and its representation of change.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the book's focus on the necessity and integrity of one's roots and the way characters are defined by their context, home, and independence.

Essay Topic 3

Nick is a crucial character in Sailor Song with varied connections to people around Kuinak before he arrived for the movie. Discuss Nick's presence, his role as the antagonist, and how he furthers the interconnectedness and mystery of the book.

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